Butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) are one of the most studied, diverse, and widespread
animal groups, making them an ideal model for climate change research. They are a …

Insect populations including butterflies are declining worldwide, and they are becoming an
urgent conservation priority in many regions. Understanding which butterfly species migrate …

Knowledge of the ecological and evolutionary causes of dispersal can be crucial in
understanding the behaviour of spatially structured populations, and predicting how species …

This chapter aims to review the main causes leading to dispersal, with an emphasis on
proximate factors. I will consider causality in dispersal as any factor that explains variation …

Ecology Letters (2010) Abstract During range‐advance, individuals on the expanding edge
of the population face a unique selective environment. In this study, we use a three‐trait …

Most evolutionary theory does not deal with populations expanding or contracting in space.
Invasive species, climate change, epidemics, and the breakdown of dispersal barriers …

There is growing realisation that integrating genetics and ecology is critical in the context of
biological invasions, since the two are explicitly linked. So far, the focus of ecological …

During recent climate warming, many insect species have shifted their ranges to higher
latitudes and altitudes. These expansions mirror those that occurred after the Last Glacial …

Dispersal is a key process in ecology, evolutionary and conservation biology. Studies like
mark-release-recapture work, show patterns of movement, but do not provide insight into the …

Dispersal ability of a species is a key ecological characteristic, affecting a range of
processes from adaptation, community dynamics and genetic structure, to distribution and …